09 AUSTRALIAN AMATEUR

                     
                       
 

SELECTED  CONTESTANT  PHOTOS  &  BIOS




   
     
  the number by nationality flag represents how many Aussie Ams one has played through 2009    
   
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"SP World Amateur Ranking" means

Scratch Players World Amateur Ranking

 
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Arnold,  Scott                

caringbah, nsw                  NSW GC             age 23

Australia National Squad

#12 SP World Amateur Ranking (as of March 14)

09 Riversdale Cup 2nd  +  Tasmanian Open 3rd

09 & 07 NSW Am Semi's + Lake Macquarie Champ

09 Asian Tour Stage One 5th + 08 Dunes Medal T4

08 Jockey Club Rosario T7 (07 4th) + Porter Cup T21

08 Southern Am T17  +  British Open Alternate

08 British Amateur 32s  +  Riversdale Cup Champ

08 Mandurah T9, NSW St 3rd & Lake Macquarie T8

07 Tasmania & NSW Open + Rice Planters Top 15

07 Aussie Interstate 7/1/1 + St Andrews Links Tr 2nd

07 Aussie Am 16s & 2nd in stroke + Asia-Pac Am 4th

06 Hong Kong Open Amateur Champion

 

Beaufils,  Ray           

gold coast, qld   Surfers Paradise GC     age 22

Queensland State Team

#148 SP World Amateur Ranking (as of March 14)

08 Rice Planters Am T15  +  Monroe Inv T11

08 Keperra Bowl T2 + QLD Am Qrtrs (2nd in stroke)

08 & 07 Aussie Am 16s + 07 Sunnehanna Am T14

07 Saujana Am 7th + Malaysian Open Am T3

07 Queensland Amateur Quarters (T2 in stroke)

07 Riversdale T5 (T16 in 09) + Ashes Matches 2/1/1

07 Tasmanian Open T7

06 Dunes Medal T6  +  06 Keperra Bowl 2nd

06 QLD Am Finalist  +  Lake Macquarie Am T12

05 Federal Open Am T12 + QLD Foursomes Champ

     
                 
 

beckmann, Daniel 

Melbourne, VIC           Yarra Yarra GC           age 21

Australia National Squad

#82 SP World Amateur Ranking (as of March 14)

09 Riversdale Cup 3rd (course record 62)

09 Tasmanian Open 5th + Lake Macquarie Am 7th

09 Master of the Amateurs 3rd (T4 in 07, 7th in 05)

08 Federal Amateur Open T13

08 Australian Interstate Matches 5/2/2 (W/H/L)

08 Mandurah E. Am T13  +  Tasmanian Open T3

07 Victoria Amateur 16's  +  Fed Open Am Champ

07 SAGA Inv T5 + 07 Mandural Easter Amateur T7

07 Portsea Am Open Champ + Victoria Am Quarters

06 Murray Valley 2nd + 05 Northern Jun Op Champ

 

Benz, Ken                             1

Feldmeilen, SUI         Bubilon GC         age XX

Swiss National Team

#179 SP World Amateur Ranking (as of March 14)

08 Omnium Suisse Champion (5th in 07)

08 Championnat de Suisse Orietale Champion

08 Swiss Match Amateur Finalist (Quarters in 07)

08 Championnat du Leman Champion

08 Championnat du Tessin 3rd (2nd in 07)

07 Luxembourg Amateur 5th

07 Championnat de Suisse Romande 3rd

07 Swiss Match Amateur Quarters

     
                 
 

bleumink, Luke         

Croydon, VIC                  Heritage GC                  age 23

Victoria St Team / Melbourne Golf Academy

#155 SP World Amateur Ranking (as of March 14)

09 Victoria Amateur Champion (2nd in stroke)

08 Dunes Medal 3rd  (T8 in 07)

08 Shirley Open T11 (NZ)

08 & 07 Federal Open Amateur Top 11

08 Australian Interstate Matches 5/1/2 (W/H/L)

08 & 07 Riversdale Cup Top 12

08 Lake Macquarie Amateur 7th 

07 Ivo Whitton Trophy Champion

07 Cobram Open & VIC Par 3 Champion

06 VIC Colts Champion

 

Campbell, Ben          

Wellington, NZL          Masterton GC          age 18

New Zealand National Team

#332 SP World Amateur Ranking (as of March 14)

09 New Zealand North Island U19 T4

09 Lake Macquarie Amateur T11

09 New Zealand U23 Team 2nd (T3 in 08)

08 Aaron Baddeley International Junior Champion

08 Greg Norman Junior Masters 9th

08 Australian Junior T6

08 Mastercard Junior Masters T5

08 New Zealand U23 Champion (T6 in 09)

07 NZ North Island Amateur T8

06 & 05 Manor Park Junior Champion

     
                 
 

Fairfax,  Gavin          

Thornlands, QLD              Pacific GC              age 20

Queensland State Team

#555 SP World Amateur Ranking (as of March 14)

09 Riversdale Cup T9

08 & 07 Keperra Bowl T12

08 Queensland Amateur Semi's (T4 in stroke)

07 NSW Amateur 16's

06 & 05 Redlands Club Champion

05 Queensland Junior 4th

 

Fox,  Ryan                             

Auckland, NZL             Auckland GC             age 22

New Zealand National Team

#115 SP World Amateur Ranking (as of March 14)

09 Riversdale Cup 7th

09 New Zealand U23 Team Ind Champion

09 New Zealand U23 T8 + 08 Shirley Open T8

08 & 07 Wairakei Open top 7

08 Auckland Stroke Play Champion

08 Waikato Winter Stroke Play 2nd

08 Tauranga Open T7

08 New Zealand Amateur Semi's & T2 in stroke

08 North Island Amateur T2

08 SBS Invitational T7 

     
                 
 

Gillespie,  Nick        

Hastings, NZL                Hastings GC                age 20

New Zealand National Team

#127 SP World Amateur Ranking (as of March 14)

08 NZ Interprovincial 5/1/0 + TransTasman 2/0/1

08 New Zealand Amateur 16's  (07 Finalist)

08 Australian Amateur Quarters

08 South Island Amateur 2nd

08 North Island Amateur T4  (07 Champion)

08 New South Wales Amateur Semi's

07 New Zealand Interprovincial Matches 6/0/0

07 Singapore Open Am 7th + Tauranga Open T7

07 NZ U23 IndividualT8

07 NZ U23 Team T4 (as individual)

 

Grant, Kyle                     2

Xx, NSW         Mona Vale GC          age XX

New South Wales State Squad

#357 SP World Amateur Ranking (as of March 14)

09 Tasmanian Open T13

09 NSW Amateur Quarters & Co-Medalist

09 Lake Macquarie 10th

09 Avondale Amateur Medal T4

     
                 
 

Hart, Tim                             

Brisbane, QLD            Indooroopilly GC            age 19

Queensland State Team

#276 SP World Amateur Ranking (as of March 14)

09 Riversdale Cup 8th

09 NSW Amateur Quarters

08 Victoria Amateur 16's

08 Riversdale Cup T12

08 NSW Amateur Finalist  (2nd in stroke)

08 Queensland Amateur 16's

 

Hasthorpe, Craig  

XX, VIC            Commonwealth GC           age XX

#555 SP World Amateur Ranking (as of March 14)

09 Riversdale Cup T11

08 Victoria Amateur Quarters

08 Keperra Bowl 6th

08 Tasmanian Open T14

     
                 
 

Jager,  Matt                      

Willetton, WA         Melville Glades GC        age 20

Australian National Squad

#16 SP World Amateur Ranking (as of March 14)

09 Riversdale Cup T4 + TransTasman Cup 4/0/0

08 WA Open T13 + Fed Am & Jockey Club Champ

08 Southern Am T7, Players Am 2nd, Sahalee T4 

08 Dogwood T18, Keperra T8 + Perth City Champ

08 Australian Amateur 32's (5th in stroke, qrtrs in 07)

08 Mandurah Easter Amateur 2nd  (6th in 07)

08 Tasmanian Open & Lake Macquarie Am Top 6

07 Victoria State Am 16's  +  Dunes Medal 3rd

07 Federal Open Am 6th  +  07 Riversdale Cup T5

07 Gosnells Open & WAGC Am Open Champion

06 Victoria & South Australia Junior Master Champ

 

Jeong,  Yeon Jin          3

Busan, KOR            Waverly GC (AUS)           age 19

#156 SP World Amateur Ranking (as of March 14)

09 Tasmanian Open T10 + Victoria Am Quarters

08 Federal Am Open 6th + 08 US Am Qualifier

08 Sunnehanna Am T4  +  Kew Open Champion

08 Maekyung Open T21 (Asian Tour)

08 Victoria Junior Masters Champion

08 Tasmania Open T14 + Lake Macquarie Am T17

07 Australian Junior 3rd  +  Riversdale Cup T11

06 Maekyung Amateur 15th (Korea)

06 Korean Junior Match Semi's + Jun World Cup T7

06 & 05 Emerson Pacific Cup 2nd

05 Culture & Tourism Cup Champion

     
                 
 

Macpherson, Bryden    

Melbourne, VIC             Peninsula CGC           age 18

Victoria State Team

#130 SP World Amateur Ranking (as of March 14)

09 Riversdale Cup T4  +  Victoria PGA T10

08 Dunes Medal Champion (course record 63)

08 Federal Amateur Open 3rd

08 Australian Amateur 16's  (12th in stroke)

08 Australian Junior T4 + VIC Junior Masters 2nd

08 Tasmanian Junior Masters Champion

07 Heathcote Open & VIC Boys Champion

07 Queenscliff & Cobram Opens 3rd

07 Junior World T15 + 06 PDGA District Champ

 

Malone, Shaun            

Crawley, WA                        MLGC                       age 24

Western Australia State Team

#698 SP World Amateur Ranking (as of March 14)

08 Hartfield Open 3rd

08 Western Australia Open T15 (T4 in 07)

08 West Coast Open T7

08 Karrinyup Bowl T4

08 Western Australia Amateur Stroke T4

08 Australian Amateur Quarters (T13 in stroke)

07 Albany Classic T3

06 Sea View Nugget & Sun City Ams Top 6

     
                 
 

McCarthy, Ryan       

Burnie, TAS                  Seabrook GC                  age 19

Australian National Squad

#79 SP World Amateur Ranking (as of March 14)

09 Southern Cross Team

09 Tasmanian Open Champion

09 Lake Macquarie Amateur T16

09 Asia-Pacific Amateur 4th

08 Victoria Amateur Runner Up (4th in stroke)

08 Australia Interstate Matches 6/2/1 (W/H/L)

08 Northern Terr Open Am T4  +  Keperra Bowl T2

08 Tasmanian Amateur Champ (2nd in 07)

08 Australian Amateur 32s (T13 in stroke)

07 Federal Open Am T7 + Master of Amateurs T2

 

McGovern, Rhys     

Terranora, NSW        Moore Park GC       age 25

New South Wales State Squad

#530 SP World Amateur Ranking (as of March 14)

09 Tasmanian Open T8

08 Rice Planter T15  (USA)

08 Keperra Bowl 7th

08 Riversdale Cup T3

08 Lake Macquarie T17

     
                 
 

Ninyette, Brody         

Busselton, WA               Joondalup GC              age 21

Western Australia State Team

#329 SP World Amateur Ranking (as of March 14)

09 Riversdale Cup T16 + Lake Macquarie Am 6th

08 Dunes Medal T4  +  Albany Classic 2nd

08 Rockingham Bowl & Sun City Am Champion

08 Spalding Park Classic Champion

08 Hartfield Open T4 + Karrinyup Bowl Champ

08 Cottesloe Open Champ + Perth City Finalist

08 & 07 Western Australia Amateur Quarters

07 Western Aus Open T9  +  Keperra Bowl T12

07 Mandurah Easter Amateur T7

07 Capel & Joondalup Opens Top 3

 

Nisbet, Daniel               

XX, QLD                Caboolture GC               age 18

Australian National Squad

#117 SP World Amateur Ranking (as of March 14)

09 Riversdale Cup   (T9 in 08)

09 Tasmanian Open 6th + Master of Amateurs T7

08 Junior World 2nd  (USA) + Dunes Medal 8th

08 Junior Masters Champion + Keperra Bowl T12

08 Australian Junior Champion (T4 in 07, 3rd in 06)

08 QLD Junior Champ + 07 Junior World Cup T9

07 Australia Interstate Matches 5/2/2 (W/H/L)

07 Queensland Amateur Semi's (4th in stroke)

07 Australian Amateur Semi's

06 New Zealand U19 3rd

     
                 
 

Palmer, Jason                   2

Leicester, ENG      Kirby Muxloe GC       age 2X

English National Team

#194 SP World Amateur Ranking (as of March 14)

08 Parman Cup T2

08 South of England Amateur T6

08 Tillman Trophy 13th

08 Chiberta Grand Prix T2

08 Midland Amateur Champion (T4 in 07)

08 Lagonda Trophy T4

07 Westwood Trophy T7

06 Italian International Amateur Champion

06 British Amateur Quarters

06 Spanish International Amateur Quarters

 

Pearce, Daniel             

Hastings, NZL                Coringa GC               age 20

New Zealand National Team

#313 SP World Amateur Ranking (as of March 14)

09 Riversdale Cup T4

09 New Zealand U23 Team 4th

08 Malaysian Amateur Stroke T7

08 South Island Amateur T3

08 North Island Amateur T7

08 SBS Invitational 2nd

08 Dunedin Stroke Play Champion

08 Auckland & Canterbury Stroke Plays 2nd

08 New Zealand U23 T8

     
                 
 

Pratt, Kieran                  

Melbourne, VIC       Commonwealth GC        age 20

St Josephs College & VIC Institute of Sport

#293 SP World Amateur Ranking (as of March 14)

09 Riversdale Cup T16

09 Tasmanian Open 4th

08 Dunes Medal T11

08 Riversdale Cup 2nd

07 Victoria Amateur Finalist

07 Dunes Medal 5th

07 Port Phillip Invitational Champion

06 Victoria Junior Champion

 

Rankin, Brett                 

BRisbane, QLD                 Pacific GC                 age 22

Queensland State Team

#238 SP World Amateur Ranking (as of March 14)

09 Riversdale Cup T11

08 Keperra Bowl T12

08 & 07 Queensland Am Quarters & 08 Medalist

08 Australian Amateur 16's  (32's in 07)

07 Victoria Amateur Quarters

07 Federal Amateur Open T11

07 SAGA Invitational 2nd

07 Riversdale Cup T5

06 Dunes Medal 4th

06 Queensland Medal 3rd

     
                 
 

Raseta, Michael         

Mona Vale, NSW         Mona Vale GC         age 2X

New South Wales State Squad

#241 SP World Amateur Ranking (as of March 14)

09 NSW Amateur 16's

09 Avondale Amateur Medal T4

08 Federal Amateur Open T13

08 Australia Interstate 8/0/1 (W/H/L)

08 Mandurah Easter Amateur 12th

08 Tasmanian Open T6

08 NSW Amateur Champion (Quarters in 07)

06 Tasmania Open 11th

06 Lake Macquarie Amateur T9

 

Richardson, Kalem 

Launceston, TAS           Riverside GC          age 20

Tasmania State Team

#526 SP World Amateur Ranking (as of March 14)

09 Riversdale Cup 15th

09 Tasmanian Open 2nd

08 Dunes Medal T9

     
                 
 

Riordan, Sean               

Tasman, NZL                    Takaka GC                   age 20

New Zealand National Team

#252 SP World Amateur Ranking (as of March 14)

08 Saujana Amateur (Malaysia) 2nd

08 New Zealand Amateur Semi's

08 South Island Amateur 8th

08 North Island Amateur T7

08 SBS Invitational Champion

08 New Zealand U23 T5

07 New Zealand Interprovincial 5/1/1

07 Taranaki Open T11

07 Bay of Plenty Open Am Champion (4th in 09)

 

Roach,  Justin                   

Bringelly, NSW    Bonnie Doon GC       age 28

Hertz/Qantas Valet

#221 SP World Amateur Ranking (as of March 14)

09 NSW Am Qrts, Lake Macquarie T16 + MoA T9

08 Southern Am T17  +  08 & 05 NSW Am Quarters

07 Dunes Medal T10  +  Tailhade Cup 2nd

07 Southern Cross 4/0/2 + Aussie Am 2nd  (T4 in strk)

07 Tasmanian Open T12 + NSW Am 16's (06 32's)

07 & 06 Lake Macquarie Amateur Top 2 (T4 in 05)

06 Eastern Amateur T16  +  Riversdale Cup T5

06 Avondale Medal & Monash Masters Champion

05 Bonnie Doon Open Amateur Champion

04 Victoria Am Medalist  +  Lakes Medal Champ

     
                 
 

Scrivener, Jason    

Erskine, WA                 Mandurah CC                 age 19

Australian National Squad

#47 SP World Amateur Ranking (as of March 14)

09 NSW Amateur Co-Medalist & 16's

08 Argentina Amateur Semi's + Tailhade Cup T4

08 Players Am T8  +  Keperra Bowl T4

08 Western Australia Am Finalist

08 Mandurah Easter Am 3rd (T11 in 07)

08 Riversdale Cup & Tasmanian Open Top 5

08 Lake Macquarie T5 + 07 Aussie Junior of Year

07 Dunes Medal 2nd  +  Spirit International T2

07 Aussie Junior & Junior Masters Champion

06 New Zealand U19 Champion

 

Sherratt, Jordan 

Xx, SA                  Thaxted Park GC                age 21

Australian National Squad

#107 SP World Amateur Ranking (as of March 14)

09 Riversdale Cup Champion

09 South Australian Amateur Finalist & Medalist

08 Australia Interstate Matches 5/2/2 (W/H/L)

08 Keperra Bowl T4

08 Australian Amateur 32's (T6 in stroke)

08 Mandurah Easter Amateur T11

07 Australian Amateur 16's

07 South Australian Amateur Medalist

07 Tasmanian Open 5th + Lake Macquarie Am T18

06 Victoria Amateur Semi's + Mandurah Am T9

     
                 
 

Smith, Brendon              

Pelican, NSW                    Pymble GC                    age 19

Australian National Squad

#56 SP World Amateur Ranking (as of March 14)

09 Southern Cross Team + TransTasman Cup 3/0/1

09 Tasmanian Open T8  +  09 NSW Amateur 16's

09 Lake Macquarie Amateur 2nd (T17 in 08)

09 Avondale Medal T6 + 08 Argentina Am Qrtrs

08 Tailhade Cup T4  +  NSW Open T10

08 Australia Interstate Matches 6/1/2 (W/H/L)

08 Riversdale Cup T3  +  Junior World Cup T6

08 Australian Amateur 32's (4th in stroke)

07 Dunes Medal 7th + Federal Amateur Open 5th

07 Lake Macquarie Jun Champ + Keperra Bowl T12

 

Smyth, Michael           

IlLAWONG, NSW            Australian GC            age 21

New South Wales State Squad

#140 SP World Amateur Ranking (as of March 14)

09 Tasmanian Open T10

09 NSW Amateur Champion (Qrtrs in 08, 5th in stroke)

09 Lake Macquarie Amateur T16 (T3 in 08)

09 Master of the Amateurs T7

08 Dunes Medal T4

08 Federal Amateur Open T7

08 Northern Territory Open Am T4

08 Lake Macquarie Amateur T3

     
                 
 

Spearman-Burn, Peter 

Xe, NZL                Miramar GC               age 19

New Zealand National Team

#522 SP World Amateur Ranking (as of March 14)

08 Wairakei Open T4

08 Waikato Winter Stroke T3

08 Australian Amateur 32's (T13 in stroke)

08 New Zealand North Island U19 Champion

08 New Zealand U23 Team T3

07 New Zealand Interprovincial 7/1/0  (W/H/L)

07 New Zealand South Island Am 7th

 

Speirs, Stephen           

Adelaide, SA               Kooyonga GC               age 21

South Australia State Team

#463 SP World Amateur Ranking (as of March 14)

09 Riversdale Cup T9

09 South Australia Amateur Semi's (4th in stroke)

08 South Australia Amateur Finalist & Medalist

08 Master of the Amateurs T5

07 Riversdale Cup T17

07 South Australia Amateur Semi's

06 South Australia Amateur Finalist

05 South Australia Junior Champion (3rd in stroke)

09 - 04 SA State Senior, Colt &/or Junior Team

     
                 
 

Stephens, Adam       3

Wentworth Falls, NSW     Bonnie Doon GC     age XX

#629 SP World Amateur Ranking (as of March 14)

09 Avondale Amateur Medal Champion

08 Dunes Medal 8th

08 Federal Amateur Open T13

08 Optimist International Junior 4th (USA)

07 Bathurst Open Champion

06 Australian Open T35

 

Umbers, Ashley          

Diggers Rest, VIC         Rich River GC         age 23

Victoria State Team

#395 SP World Amateur Ranking (as of March 14)

09 Riversdale Cup T11

09 Master of the Amateurs T9 (T3 in 08)

08 Australia Interstate 5/1/2 (W/H/L)

08 Northern Territory Open Amateur Champion

08 Mandural Easter Amateur 3rd

08 Sydney Interstate Series Champion

07 Master of the Amateurs Champion

06 Victoria Amateur Quarters

06 SAGA Invitational T6

     
                 
 

Wainwright, Adam    1

Gainsborough, ENG  Gainsborough GC   age 2X

English A Squad

#583 SP World Amateur Ranking (as of March 14)

08 St Andrews Links Trophy T15

08 Hampshire Salver 3rd

08 Riversdale Cup T16

08 Quadrandular Matches 5/0/1

07 English Amateur 16s

07 Lagonda Trophy T3

06 Irish Amateur Open 14th

06 Portuguese International Amateur Semi's

 

Wallace, Ben                3

Auckland, NZL              Auckland GC              age 20

New Zealand National Team

#392 SP World Amateur Ranking (as of March 14)

08 Singapore Open Amateur 2nd

08 Wairakei Open T12

08 New Zealand Amateur Quarters

08 North Island Amateur T4

07 Titirangi Open T2

07 New Zealand U19 T3